The Eve of the Reformation Studies in the Religious Life And Thought of the Eng
The Eve of the Reformation Studies in the Religious Life And Thought of the Eng
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929
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793. ' Ep. 823 176 THE EVE OF THE REFORMATION revival of letters and theology returning more and more to the foundation of all true divinity, Holy Scripture. For his part, he cordially disliked controversy, and especially the discussion of such questions as " whether the Council was above the Pope, " and such like. He held that he was himself in all things a sound Catholic, and at peace with the Pope and his bishop, whilst no name was more hated by the Lutherans than that of Erasmus.^ So much w...ith regard to the attitude of mind manifested by Erasmus towards the authority of the teaching Church, which is the main point of interest in the present inquiry. His disposition will probably be construed by some into a critical opposition to much that was taught and practised ; but it seems certain that Erasmus did not so regard his own position. He was a reformer in the best sense, as so many far-seeing and spiritual-minded churchmen of those days were. He desired to better and beautify and perfect the system he found in vogue, and he had the courage of his convictions to point out what he thought stood in need of change and improvement, but he was no iconoclast ; he had no desire to pull down or root up or destroy under the plea of improvement.
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